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Officials from NATO and Russia are scheduled to hold their first formal meeting in almost two years, covering Ukraine, the security situation in Afghanistan, and military activities, according to Voice of America (VOA).The meeting scheduled for April 20 at NATO headquarters in Brussels will take place at the ambassadorial level, VOA reported.NATO...

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius announced on Tuesday that Lithuania blacklisted several dozen Russians and Ukrainians for their role in the detention and sentencing of the Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko and two other Ukrainians, according to Reuters.Ukraine expanded sanctions against Russia last month after a Russian court found...

The evening meeting of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine`s parliament, on Tuesday was closed without debating the resignation of acting Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk or the appointment of his proposed successor, incumbent Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Groysman along with new Cabinet members, according to an UaPosition correspondent.First Vice Speaker...

Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski says former Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk declined to participate in peace talks over Ukraine in 2014, according to Radio Poland.Witold Waszczykowski told Radio Poland that Poland was asked to participate in negotiations – which subsequently followed the ”Normandy Four” format of Russia, Ukraine, Germany...

Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski says former Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk declined to participate in peace talks over Ukraine in 2014, according to Radio Poland.Witold Waszczykowski told Radio Poland that Poland was asked to participate in negotiations – which subsequently followed the ”Normandy Four” format of Russia, Ukraine, Germany...

The Electoral Council of the Netherlands has published the official results of a referendum on the ratification of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union, according to an UaPosition correspondent.The turnout was 32.28%, of them, 61% of voters opposed the ratification, while 38.21% voted for it.The Dutch vote results were...

Luxury brands such as Bentley, Lamborghini, Ferrari and others may leave the Russian market due to the fact that the Russian government has refused to lift a requirement regarding the installation of ERA-GLONASS automated emergency response systems. Besides, the regulations require at least two crash tests, Russian newspaper Kommersant...

As part of further liberalization of foreign currency regulations, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) plans to cancel a requirement for banks to make and keep copies of documents provided by individuals when carrying out foreign exchange operations, the regulator reported on Facebook referring to a statement of Director of the Open Markets...